TRENTON. Ga. -- Triston Dowdell scored on a 15-yard run in the first quarter Friday night to give Kendrick the lead and the defense shut down Dade County to propel the Cherokees a 12-0 win -- their first playoff win since 1995.

Kendrick's Reno Lee added another touchdown on a 3-yard run in the fourth quarter to close out the scoring.

Lee had 20 carries for 102 yards. Brandon Wade picked up 67 yards on seven rushes. Dowdell ended up with 31 yards on four carries.

Kendrick ran the ball a total of 44 times for 239 yards in the game.

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